ConocoPhillips had sought to build up to five drill sites, dozens of miles of roads, seven bridges and pipelines
Los Angeles/Washington — The Biden administration is approving a scaled-back version ConocoPhillips’ $7bn oil and gas drilling project in Alaska, the US department of interior said on Monday.
The fate of the project has been closely watched by Alaska officials, the oil and gas industry and green groups as President Joe Biden seeks to balance his goals of decarbonising the US economy with calls to increase domestic fuel supplies to keep prices low.The interiordepartment approved the project with three drill pads after saying last month that it was concerned about the greenhouse gas impacts of Willow.
The department on Monday said it reduced the size of ConocoPhillips’ proposal by 40% by denying two requested drill pads that would reduce the project’s freshwater use and prevent the development of 11 miles of roads, 20 miles of pipelines, and 133 acres of gravel. The decision comes after the Biden administration on Sunday announced new protections for Alaskan land and water.
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